| Product Summary | | Label: Ryko | | UPC: 00014431035722 | | Release Date: 4/29/1997 | | Buy.com Sku: 60015931 | | Item#: MXTJQ2 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 24555 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Blue Thunder ~ Galaxie 500 |  | | 2. Tell Me ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 3. Snowstorm ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 4. Strange ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 5. When Will You Come Home ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 6. Decomposing Trees ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 7. Another Day ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 8. Leave The Planet ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 9. Plastic Bird ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 10. Isn't It A Pity ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 11. Victory Garden ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 12. Ceremony ~ Galaxie 500 | | | 13. Cold Night ~ Galaxie 500 | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | ON FIRE is available along with Galaxie 500's two other full-length albums on the 4-CD box set GALAXIE 500 (Rykodisc 10355). | | Galaxie 500: Dean Wareham (vocals, guitar); Naomi Yang (vocals, bass); Damon Krukowski (drums, percussion). | | Additional personnel: Ralph Carney (tenor saxophone); Kramer (organ, background vocals). | | Recorded at Noise New York, New York, New York in 1989. Includes liner notes by Kramer and Byron Coley. | | Originally released on Rough Trade. | | Arguably the band's best effort, ON FIRE typifies Galaxie 500's slow, dreamy, three-chord song craft. In tone, style, song structure and their attempt at achieving an almost drone-like meditative quality, the band clearly worship at the altar of the Velvet Underground. Drummer Damon Krukowski, bassist Naomi Yang and particularly guitarist/vocalist Dean Wareham, who probably dreams of Lou Reed floating to him in the night singing chorus after chorus of "Pale Blue Eyes," follow impressively in the footsteps of their mentors. | | The tone may vary slightly, from delicate, haunting melodies such as "Tell Me," to the open, floating spaces of "Snowstorm," and the desperate cries of alienation of "Strange," but the predominant mood is one of quiet, murky introspection. Though detractors may accuse the band of sounding somewhat monochromatic, there's a definite charm to Galaxie 500's simple, atmospheric pop songs and Wareham's surreal lyrics and unadorned, unaffected voice; his poignant treatment here of George Harrison's "Isn't It A Pity" is particularly notable. |
| | Artist Overview | | Although the term "shoegazer" is most often associated with British indie bands of the early 1990s, Boston trio Galaxie 500's dreamy, shimmering guitar-pop gave many of its contemporaries across the pond a serious run for their money. The band released only three albums in its brief career, but they remain true gems of early-'90s American indie-rock. Following the band's break-up, guitarist/lead vocalist Dean Wareham went on to form Luna, while the husband-and-wife rhythm section of Naomi Yang (bass) and Damon Krukowski (drums) began performing as a duo under the name Damon & Naomi. |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/29/1997 | | Original Release Date : 1989 | | Catalog ID : 10357 | | Label : Rykodisc (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00014431035722 |
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